Serum chemokine levels in a case of angio-oedema associated with eosinophilia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 738-740

  Yokobayashi, H ^a   Sugaya, M ^a,b   Miyagaki, T ^b   Kai, H ^b   Minatani, Y ^a   Tamaki, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angio oedema; CCL17; CCL26; CCR3; CCR4

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHEMOKINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARM SWELLING; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LEG SWELLING; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANGIOEDEMA; CHEMOKINES; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 49749125279     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08689.x     Document Type: Letter

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